Scott Wykoff's Blog

Friday, August 7, 2015

A Banner Discovery

I thought the bartender was making of fun of me when I
elbowed up to the bar at Sundogs in Corolla, NC.There I was with my 2 friends on vacation at the beach and marveling at all the college
and university banners hanging from the ceiling of the very cool Outer Banks restaurant
and watering hole.Look there’s a Virginia Tech banner. My friend Dave went there. And over there it’s a James Madison
banner. John went there. Not to mention banners from the likes of powerhouse schools Maryland, Towson, Ohio
State, Alabama, Clemson, North Carolina and South Carolina. Just to name a few.

So like a wise-guy, when this blogger sarcastically asked our bartender
where the Union College banner was hanging (my alma mater), he pointed just to the left of the stage. Ha, ha, very funny. I thought
he was pulling my leg as he said it so confidently with a big smile on his face.

There’s no way a banner
from a small liberal arts college in upstate New York (some 12 hours away from
the Outer Banks) had found its way into this North Carolina beach bar.I said “right and I’m David Hasselhoff”. “No,” said the bartender. “The Union banner is right over there!” Guess what? He was
right.

How about that. Some
600 miles south of Schenectady, NY and a Union College banner has found its way
into Sundogs along Route 12 in Corolla, NC.Boy did I ever apologize to that nice bartender who wasn’t
making fun of me or pulling my leg at all.Figuring I wasn’t the only skeptical one in the bunch, I
texted my son (and Union College sophomore) a photo of the banner so he didn’t
think I was fooling with him too.

It goes without saying that Sundogs along Route 12 in Corolla,
NC is now this proud Union College grad’s favorite spot on the Outer Banks.BTW, the banner that hangs so proudly above the stage at
Sundogs is my second favorite Union College banner.This one here at Messa Rink on campus in Schenectady will always be tops with me!